So he departed thence, and found Eli´sha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Eli´jah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Teko´a, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzzi´ah king of Judah, and in the days of Jerobo´am the son of Jo´ash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth´lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.